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Chain Letter

Chain Letter

If you don't forward it, you die.

20104.41h 36m

Overview

Six friends receive a mysterious chain letter via text messaging and in their email accounts from a maniac who's hunting down teenagers who fail to forward his online chain letter. Who knew they should take the threats in the chain letter seriously? Or that chain letters using the teens' favorite technologies to track them can kill? This maniacal game pits friend against friend as they race to beat rules that seem impossible to escape. Break the chain, lose a life. Do you pass it on? Does friendship mean anything?

Directed by Deon Taylor
Written by Diana Erwin, Michael J. Pagan
Produced by Michael J. Pagan, Deon Taylor
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $143K

Top Cast

Nikki Reed

Nikki Reed

Jessie Campbell

Keith David

Keith David

Det. Jim Crenshaw

Michael Bailey Smith

Michael Bailey Smith

Chain Man

Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

Mr. Smirker

Betsy Russell

Betsy Russell

Sergeant Hamill

Cherilyn Wilson

Cherilyn Wilson

Rachael Conners

Matt Cohen

Matt Cohen

Johnny Jones

Noah Segan

Noah Segan

Dante

Madison Bauer

Madison Bauer

Jane Campbell

Phil Austin

Phil Austin

Jeff Campbell

Themes & Keywords

friendshipkillingmaniacmysterious lettertext messagethreat

About Chain Letter

Chain Letter is a horror, thriller film released in 2010 exploring themes of friendship, killing, maniac, mysterious letter, text message, threat. Directed by Deon Taylor, it stars Nikki Reed, Keith David, Michael Bailey Smith. Six friends receive a mysterious chain letter via text messaging and in their email accounts from a maniac who's hunting down teenagers who fail to forward his online chain letter. Who knew they should take the threats in the chain letter seriously? Or that chain letters using the teens' favorite technologies to track them can kill? This maniacal game pits friend against friend as they race to beat rules that seem impossible to escape. Break the chain, lose a life. Do you pass it on? Does friendship mean anything?

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